On September 14, 2011, Barack Obama was addressing a crowd of students at North Carolina State University when he said, “If you love me, you’ve got to help me pass this bill.”

Obama was not elected to be loved. He was elected to perform the duties of the office and defend the Constitution. He also was elected to lead us out of the worst recession since the Great Depression. He has done a poor job. In fact, his policies and political rhetoric have brought us to the brink of economic disaster, driven our two major political parties farther apart and divided the country along racial and ethnic lines that may take years or decades to repair.

Many were puzzled by this odd statement from an American president. However, Dr. Paul Fick, the renowned clinical and forensic psychologist from Laguna Niguel, Calif., who often brings clarity to the political arena, says it is “completely comprehensible” when viewed from the perspective of Obama’s troubled childhood.

It was Fick, who, in his1995 book, “The Dysfunctional President,” correctly predicted that Bill Clinton would, during his time in office, act out sexually in a manner that would risk his presidency.

In his latest book, “The Destructive President,”Fick makes a compelling case that Obama’s need for love that was left unfulfilled has led him to attempt to control others in order to have a feeling that he is loved, however temporary.

Obama’s failure to resolve his childhood pain, resulting from rejection, abandonment, maternal neglect, multiple moves and divorces, and an alienation regarding religion, race and socioeconomic status resulted in the “victim logic” that has been the dominant theme of his 2012 campaign. Far more damaging is that these unresolved emotional issues have produced an “inner rage” that resulted in an outright “hatred for his country.” Continue reading “Trickle-Down Dysphoria: Inside the mind of Barack Obama” →